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<blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 4588669" data-attributes="member: 40961">In spoiler blocks because then, if you read it, you consent to me raining on your parade.&nbsp;[SBLOCK]I wouldn't.&nbsp;I think that the conventions that make a &quot;D&amp;D movie&quot; guarantee that the movie will suck.&nbsp;Basically, here's why I don't like &quot;D&amp;D Movies.&quot;&nbsp;Start with fantasy literature and movies.&nbsp;These inform D&amp;D designers, who then make a game designed to emulate them.&nbsp;Then, along comes some smart guy, and makes a movie emulating the genre conventions of D&amp;D.&nbsp;Its like translating english into japanese and back again on babelfish.&nbsp; The result is a horrible jumble.&nbsp; I'd instead prefer if the intermediate step of referring to D&amp;D were skipped, and someone just made a good fantasy movie out of the material that influences D&amp;D.&nbsp; We might call it, &quot;Lord of the Rings&quot; or &quot;Harry Potter.&quot;&nbsp; I hope someone makes a movie like that someday.&nbsp;...its possible that someone could make a good movie out of one of the better D&amp;D licensed novels.&nbsp; In the good ones, someone has already carefully excised most of the genre conventions that fit a tabletop game but suck in passive entertainments.[/SBLOCK]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cadfan, post: 4588669, member: 40961"] In spoiler blocks because then, if you read it, you consent to me raining on your parade. [SBLOCK]I wouldn't. I think that the conventions that make a "D&D movie" guarantee that the movie will suck. Basically, here's why I don't like "D&D Movies." Start with fantasy literature and movies. These inform D&D designers, who then make a game designed to emulate them. Then, along comes some smart guy, and makes a movie emulating the genre conventions of D&D. Its like translating english into japanese and back again on babelfish. The result is a horrible jumble. I'd instead prefer if the intermediate step of referring to D&D were skipped, and someone just made a good fantasy movie out of the material that influences D&D. We might call it, "Lord of the Rings" or "Harry Potter." I hope someone makes a movie like that someday. ...its possible that someone could make a good movie out of one of the better D&D licensed novels. In the good ones, someone has already carefully excised most of the genre conventions that fit a tabletop game but suck in passive entertainments.[/SBLOCK] [/QUOTE]

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